Private-sector employees in the Houma metropolitan area worked more hours on average in July than anywhere else in the country, Governing magazine reports. The report attributes the ranking to oil industry expansion, similar to what is occurring in Midland and Odessa, Texas.

The report relies on U.S. Department of Labor data that includes full and part-time employees. The 43.6-hour workweek in Houma exceeds the national average by 26.4 percent. The national average, 34.5 hours, is slightly below the New Orleans and Baton Rouge-area averages of 35.2 and 35.5 hours, respectively.

The report notes that "a traditional 9-to-5 schedule remains a rarity," citing a Gallup survey last week showing that full-time U.S. employees work an average of 47 hours per week.